Ahmedabad family found dead, suicide note points to black magic

The letter said that the family was forced to commit suicide because of black magic powers.

Gopi Maniar

September 12, 2018

UPDATED:
September 12, 2018 18:42 IST

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Kunal Trivedi was found hanging while wife Kavita and daughter Shirin are suspected to have died after consuming poison

HIGHLIGHTS

One of the victims, Kunal Trivedi's mother was found lying unconscious

The suicide note hints at strained relationship between mother and son

The suicide note also blames one Jigneshbhai for the three suicides

A family of three was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Ahmedabad's Krishna Nagar area. Police suspect that the three committed suicide; a note recovered form their home suggests that the three believed they were under the influence of black magic.

Those dead include Kunal Trivedi, 45, his wife Kavita and daughter Shirin.

The three used to stay in a rented house in a locality named Avni Sky along with Kunal's mother. According to the police, his wife and the 16-year-old daughter consumed poison to kill themselves while Kunal hanged himself.

Kunal's mother, who was found lying unconscious, is currently in hospital. The deaths were discovered after Kunal's relatives, who were trying to contact him and his family for 24 hours, got worried and called the police.

The police found a suicide note at the scene in which Kunal had explained why the family chose to commit suicide. Kunal wrote, "Mummy aap mujhe kabhi samajh nahi paayi. Maine kayi baar kaalishakti ke baare me bataya par aapne kabhi nahi maana. Aur sharab ko uska karan bataya" (Mummy, you never understood me. I told you about black magic and its powers so many times but you never believed me. You always told me it was because I drank alcohol).

Kunal, in his letter, wrote that he and his family never wanted to commit suicide but were forced to do so because the of black magic powers.